The parents at the center of a horrible child abuse case learn how long they will spend in prison.A jury convicted Matthew and Sarah Hepple of kidnapping.Sarah Hepple will go to prison for 27 years and her husband Matthew for 28 years.Their case and what they did to their children are still unimaginable to many parents."I'm convinced the Hepples committed violations of the law," said Judge Pope.In court Wednesday, one of the Hepples' daughters begged the judge for a harsh sentence for her parents."They make me sick to my stomach. They are no longer my parents. They are people who tried to ruin my life, tried to keep me away from childhood," said Ricki Barton.Prosecutors argued inside a Valencia County home, the couple tied their children for weeks on end to chairs, forcing them to defecate and urinate on themselves and physically and emotional beat them."They beat the 8-year-old when they caught her trying to sneak food to her brother and sister. They chose to make the children sleep outside with no protection from the elements scared to death," said victim's aunt Aura Schmidt.Sarah Hepple asked for leniency."Something I've wanted to say since this case started is to all my children ... how much I love them," Sarah Hepple said.But the judge was bound by mandated state sentencing requirements and for the crimes the Hepples committed nearly three decades in jail is what New Mexico said they deserve."This is a closing to the hell I've been through for too long. This is a chapter and a new opening. Thank you," their daughter said.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

The parents at the center of a horrible child abuse case learn how long they will spend in prison.

A jury convicted Matthew and Sarah Hepple of kidnapping.

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Sarah Hepple will go to prison for 27 years and her husband Matthew for 28 years.

Their case and what they did to their children are still unimaginable to many parents.

"I'm convinced the Hepples committed violations of the law," said Judge Pope.

In court Wednesday, one of the Hepples' daughters begged the judge for a harsh sentence for her parents.

"They make me sick to my stomach. They are no longer my parents. They are people who tried to ruin my life, tried to keep me away from childhood," said Ricki Barton.

Prosecutors argued inside a Valencia County home, the couple tied their children for weeks on end to chairs, forcing them to defecate and urinate on themselves and physically and emotional beat them.

"They beat the 8-year-old when they caught her trying to sneak food to her brother and sister. They chose to make the children sleep outside with no protection from the elements scared to death," said victim's aunt Aura Schmidt.

Sarah Hepple asked for leniency.

"Something I've wanted to say since this case started is to all my children ... how much I love them," Sarah Hepple said.

But the judge was bound by mandated state sentencing requirements and for the crimes the Hepples committed nearly three decades in jail is what New Mexico said they deserve.

"This is a closing to the hell I've been through for too long. This is a chapter and a new opening. Thank you," their daughter said.